India slams Pakistan for writing to UN

New Delhi:Reacting to Pakistan writing letters to the UN seeking intervention in violence-hit Kashmir, India on Thursday slammed its neighbour and said that reaching out to international leaders will not whitewash the issue of cross border terrorism.
A statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs said: “Writing letters to international leaders will not whitewash the issue of cross border terrorism.”
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had on Tuesday said that he was "obliged" to become the voice of the "oppressed" people of Kashmir and would "leave no stone unturned" to make the world understand the "plight" of the people in the Valley.
He also shot off letters to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, urging efforts to end "persistent and egregious violation of basic human rights" of the Kashmiri people and also to implement UN Security Council resolutions.
In two separate letters, Pakistan called upon the world bodies to implement UN Security Council Resolutions that provide for the self-determination of the Kashmiri people.
He also sought to bring the world's attention to recent unrest in the Kashmir Valley which has left over 50 persons dead and thousands injured.
Sharif also highlighted the use of pellet guns that had inflicted severe eye injuries on many Kashmiris. He said that force was being used to prevent access to hospitals, to harass doctors and prevent access to medical facilities.

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